Court of Arbitration for Sport reduces suspension of Swedish tennis player
Dragos Madaras had been suspended under the tennis anti-corruption program for breaching rules after refusing to cooperate and have his mobile phone analysed as part of an investigation.
LONDON (AP) — The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has reduced the suspension of Swedish tennis player Dragos Madaras from four years and six months to two years.
Madaras had been suspended under the tennis anti-corruption program for breaching rules. Madaras (pictured, above, at Roehampton for Wimbledon qualifying in 2023) reached a career-high world ranking of 191 in July 2023. He had been suspended after refusing to cooperate and have his mobile phone analysed as part of an investigation.
The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said in a statement Monday that the CAS partially upheld his appeal. It acknowledged his failure to cooperate but also found that a reduced sanction was appropriate.
In a separate case, the CAS dismissed an appeal from French player Leny Mitjana against a 10-year suspension, the International Tennis Integrity Unit said.